Minutemen Youth Wrestling

Click on title for the entire article. What this means is you will need to become a member of USA Wrestling in order to wrestle in any tournaments this winter. If you go to our link page you can get the application off the web by clicking on the is CT USA Wrestling link. October 27, 2001 In the second time in as many months the Kids Club Directors of CT voted unanimously once again to leave AAU for USA Wrestling. All parties agreed it is now time to move on and put the organization issue to rest. Mike Quibble reiterated what was proposed the previous month and is summarized here- Ø Tournament sanction fee’s will be covered by the USA State Organization rather than the hosting club who customarily covers this cost or USA Kids. Ø The hosting club of each tournament will not be subject to any fee by the USA State Org. to operate their tournament. Ø The same group of individuals / clubs, now known formally as USA Kids, who have been making the decisions these past couple of years as to which clubs operate the winter folkstyle tournaments on which dates will remain unchanged. Ø Age groups will be determined by year of birth. The age-group classifications for 2002 are as follows- o Bantam- 1994-95 o Midget- 1992-93 o Novice - 1990-91 o Schoolboys- 1988-89 o Cadets- 1986-87 o Juniors 9/1/82 – 1985 and have not yet graduated Ø Mike Quibble will execute the proposed plan for non USA Kids activities as spelled-out here and on the website. Any changes to the proposed plan will only be for modifications that will improve the plan with the addition of new opportunities rather then the subtraction of what is already there. Ø USA Kids will determine what, if any, charges to be incurred for operating club tournaments and the end of the year State Championships. Ø USA Kids to discuss and plan new tournament guidelines during the next meeting on Nov 10th at Berlin H.S. at 8:30 AM. Ø USA Kids to be self-supportive financially through their present account balance and that, if any, which may be collected throughout the year from club tournaments and the state championships. Ø Mike Quibble explained that the USA State Org. offer to run club tournaments was from the standpoint of educating a group of at least 10 club reps from those who will hosting a tournament to adopt a consistent approach where 4 of the 10 members will rotate and take turns running each weekends tournament. Ø Anyone hosting a USA sanctioned tournament must be a USA sanctioned club. Additional programs & opportunities available to the kids group. o Fall & winter clinics free to all members featuring world class athletes and coaches. (Sept, Oct, Nov, Mar, Apr) o A fall travel schedule of out-of-state tournaments. o A winter schoolboy folkstyle team that travels to our neighboring states seeking out the toughest competition that we can find. o A commuter summer camp program allowing our younger wrestlers easier access to this great event where parents usually refrain from sending their youngsters overnight. This camp will feature & be solely operated by Iowa wrestlers and champions. Camp fee’s will be less than half the cost of many local and regional camps! o A spring / summer freestyle & greco program for Schoolboys, Cadets and Juniors. o (tentative) a 2-day camp with Chris Bono & Cael Sanderson. o (tentative) a December and January clinic for Kids only with date and place TBD after discussion with USA Kids. o Copper & Bronze coaches certification courses.

If you know someone who is interested in registering have them go to the Parks and Recreation Dept. and sign up! This program will teach the basic moves used in high school. Nothing like you see on television, No WWF here! Have fun and be safe. Contests and games will be used to teach basic skills in wrestling. No experience necessary and participants wrestle against opponents of their own weight. This Year we will divide the program into two groups. Youth Wrestling is held on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM for Grades 1 – 4 first year wrestlers. Then on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM the program will be offered for 3 through 7 graders who have wrestled before or are approved to be in the advanced group. Both programs will meet in the Berlin High School Wrestling Room. Program does not meet on holidays or when school is closed. Registration includes a T-shirt and plenty of action! Program runs from Monday, November 19th, 2001 to Friday, March 1st, 2002 Participants should wear T-shirt, shorts/sweatpants, socks and wrestling shoes or other lightweight sneakers. Cost is $50.00, Make checks payable to: Town of Berlin. Registration form available at the Berlin Parks and Recreation Department.

Click on the title above to take you to the CT USA Wrestling site. It looks like there are two dates in June 2002 that Iowa Wrestling will be coming to Berlin High School for a clinic. Camp Schedule - Each day (Fri, Sat, Sun) .. 10 AM – Noon Session I Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 – 3:00 PM Session II 3:00 – 3:30 PM Break 3:30 – 5:00 PM Session III Camp Cost: $155.00 Camp Objectives If you want to beat the best, you have to train with the best, and Iowa Wrestling has proven to be just that. This camp will give you an inside look at how the best wrestlers in the country train and is designed to help you reach your potential as a wrestler. Program This camp will give you an inside look at how the best train to be the best. Emphasis will be placed on skills such as hand fighting, chain wrestling, hard wrestling, various scoring holds and the nonstop offense that many competitors fear. This style of wrestling has only been demonstrated by a select few. Learn how to better execute your best moves and defeat your opponent. Watch for details!

CT USA Wrestling uses the following classifications for determining age groups. Age groups will be determined by year of birth. The age-group classifications for 2006 are as follows-

o Bantam -        1999-2000
o Midget -        1997-98
o Novice -        1995-96
o Schoolboys-  1993-94
o Cadets -        1991-92
o Juniors -       1989-90 – 1990 and have not yet graduated

To our Middle School Aged Wrestlers: Please share the following information with your middle-school aged wrestlers. We are building a team of wrestlers who are interested in improving their wrestling ability by competing with other CT wrestlers in PA, NJ and NY tournaments. For Team Registration contact Mike Quibble. Registrations are being accepted immediately. * There is no tryout for this team * Eligibility is any USA Wrestling member born in 1988-1990 * Everyone is encouraged to continue wrestling with their club and school teams * The schedule of 10 tournaments run from Dec - March * Team fee is $300 an includes singlet, reg. fee's to all events, transportation and hotel when required * Registration deadline is early November so that singlets can be ordered * Complete information can be found on our website and in the attached document Thank you, Mike Quibble USAWCT State Director P.O. Box 33 Ledyard, CT 06339 (o) 860-565-3521 (h) 860-464-9128 (f) 860-557-9454 email- quibblmd@pweh.com www.usawct.org